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About
Provided by Ali Malek KC
Practice Areas
Arbitration (Counsel)
Aviation
Banking/Finance
Chancery
Civil Fraud
Commercial Disputes Resolution
Energy
Financial Services
Offshore
Professional Negligence
Sports Law
Telecommunications
Career
Keble College (Oxford)
Queen’s Counsel (1996)
Recorder (2000)
Bencher of Gray’s Inn (2003 - )
Member of General Counsel of the Bar (2005-2009)
Chairman of Combar (2007-2009)
Deputy High Court Judge (2008)
Head of Chambers (2009-2016)
Gray’s Inn Treasurer (2021)
Chair of 3 Verulam Buildings (2022 - )
Professional Memberships
Member of Panel of Advisors to the Attorney General of Singapore
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court
Judge of the Qatar International Court
Appointed to Thailand Arbitration Centre Advisory Board
Member of Dubai Financial Markets Tribunal
Chairman of Lloyd’s Enforcement Board
Publications
Co-author of Jack: Documentary Credits (2008)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ali Malek KC has an impressive practice and acts in a wide range of financial cases, frequently with cross-border elements, appearing for investment managers, private businesses, and domestic and international banks. His work often encompasses fraudulent matters and conspiracy claims, and he is also an expert in matters relating to aviation finance and derivative disputes.
Ali Malek KC is a powerful advocate in the financial services sector, respected both for his highly effective and technical advice, and for his forceful representation of clients facing investigation and enforcement proceedings. He is particularly noted for his strength and experience operating internationally.
Ali Malek KC handles a broad range of international arbitration disputes regarding oil and gas, infrastructure, banking and joint venture matters, among others. He acts on behalf of governments, investors, shareholders, charities and international companies in arbitrations across the Middle East, Europe and Asia. He is familiar with the rules of various arbitral bodies including the LCIA and ICSID. He also has expertise in handling disputes under Sections 67 and 69 of the International Arbitration Act 1996.
Ali Malek KC is a strong commercial barrister with a broad practice that takes in a copious caseload in the oil and gas sector. He specialises in exploration issues, and has handled cases concerning assets in a number of African and Asian jurisdictions. Malek frequently appears as an advocate in arbitrations with an international aspect to them, including cases governed by ICC, LCIA and SIAC rules.
Ali Malek KC is an accomplished practitioner who manages a weighty commercial caseload that includes a number of international fraud instructions. He acts in claims as well as proceedings to enforce arbitral awards. He has significant expertise in the commodities sector.
Ali Malek KC of 3 Verulam Buildings is a popular name in international arbitrator circles. A stalwart of the chancery and banking and financing Bar, Malek brings a wealth of experience to his hearings, as both chair and co-arbitrator. He has appeared in ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, ICSID and ad hoc arbitrations, further cementing his status as an international practitioner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ali Malek is extremely bright and incisive."
"Ali Malek is super impressive as an advocate and very commercially minded."
"Ali understands how judges will see things and can explain it simply."
"He is a great orator and very charming with clients. He gives them frank advice."
"Ali is a heavyweight name that clients want to have on the ticket. He is a great orator and very charming. High net worth clients really listen to what he says."
"Ali is a great operator and is very charming with clients."
"Ali is a bit of a legend in the field. He's getting out there and doing really good cases. He's very well respected and rightly so."
"Ali Malek KC is just a delight to work with. He's super impressive as an advocate when presenting a persuasive argument in front of tribunal members and he is very commercially minded."
"Ali Malek is a highly intellectual gentleman. He will never pull the wool over anyone's eyes."
"He is very sensible, with a good sense of humour, is very thoughtful and thinks the issues through."
"Ali is a fantastic co-arbitrator. He's very collegiate and keenly interested in debating points fairly."
"Ali Malek is a very dynamic and forceful advocate."
"Ali is a heavyweight name that clients want to have on the ticket. He is a great operator, who is very charming with clients, especially HNW clients, who really listen to what he has to say."
"Ali Malek is extremely bright and incisive."
"Ali Malek is super impressive as an advocate and very commercially minded."
"Ali understands how judges will see things and can explain it simply."
"He is a great orator and very charming with clients. He gives them frank advice."
"Ali is a heavyweight name that clients want to have on the ticket. He is a great orator and very charming. High net worth clients really listen to what he says."
"Ali is a great operator and is very charming with clients."
"Ali is a bit of a legend in the field. He's getting out there and doing really good cases. He's very well respected and rightly so."
"Ali Malek KC is just a delight to work with. He's super impressive as an advocate when presenting a persuasive argument in front of tribunal members and he is very commercially minded."
"Ali Malek is a highly intellectual gentleman. He will never pull the wool over anyone's eyes."
"He is very sensible, with a good sense of humour, is very thoughtful and thinks the issues through."
"Ali is a fantastic co-arbitrator. He's very collegiate and keenly interested in debating points fairly."
"Ali Malek is a very dynamic and forceful advocate."
"Ali is a heavyweight name that clients want to have on the ticket. He is a great operator, who is very charming with clients, especially HNW clients, who really listen to what he has to say."
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